Glasgow Caledonian University offers a range of expertise designed to help companies in the Food and Drink sector, including Food Sampling and Analysis; Product and Packaging Design; Consumer Behaviour Analysis; Tourism Research and Consultancy; and Environmental Management.

Gcu has a number of Consultancy and Research projects and Knowledge Transfer Partnerships (KTPs) with clients including Presentation Products, Agrico, William Grant & Sons, the Natural Fruit & Beverage Company and Scottish Farmers' Markets.

Food Research and Testing: Glasgow Caledonian is the only university in the UK to have a United Kingdom Accreditation Service (UKAS) accredited laboratory, used by blue chip companies which rely on effective and efficient sampling and analysis and world class expertise in the microbiology, safety, chemistry and structure of food.

Tourism and Visitor Attractions: The Moffat Centre for Travel and Tourism Development has a strong reputation for practical and measurable work which can increase visitor numbers, generate business, build capacity and drive profitability. The Centre is called on to provide expert knowledge to food and drink companies, the Scottish Government, VisitScotland, the National Trust for Scotland and Historic Scotland.

Consumer Research and Marketing: Within Glasgow School for Business and Society, there is a wealth of food and drink sector expertise which has been called on by clients including Scottish Enterprise, the British Nutrition Foundation and Scotmid. The team specialises in consumer and organisational behaviour, branding and marketing strategy, food retailing and consumer ethics.

Creative Product Design: Our experts in product and graphic design can add value to a food and drink brand, while food packaging design reviews can identify opportunities for innovative food and drink companies to reduce the weight, cost and environmental footprint of their packaging and find new opportunities to improve the functionality and distribution of their products.